Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-16
GAINESVILLE.
A Verdict in Favor OF the Plaintiffs.
Stesgald sentenced TO Imprison- Is
ment for Life.
District Court to Adjourn To-Day-ssekinl
Reduction of Bail-Real Estate
Lively-A Reception.
Special TO the Gazette.

in the case of C. Is. Lee & Co. vs.. J. NJ.
Farley, administrator, after being out all
night, returned q verdict this morning in
favor of plaintiffs for Sl275, with interest
at per cent. from November Is, 1884,
The motion for q new trial IN the Stea-
gal case was heard this afternoon and
oyerruled The judge then sentenced the
defendant to imprisonment for life. The
case will be carried to the Court of APP
peals.
Henry Chinner, colored, who was con-
victed of forgery several weeks ago and
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary, was to day granted new trial.
The business of the District court is
now disposed of, and an adjournment Will
be had tomorrow morning. This has
been the longest session Of the court ever
held in this county, and has lasted for
nearly eight weeks. The docket was the
heaviest ever had, but has been fully
cleared.
| j. D. Thomas, who was granted bail on
account of failing health last winter in
the sum of $4,000, to-day made motion
to have his bail reduced, stating that he
was unable to give bond in the sum re
quired. After hearing testimony, the
Judge reduced his bail TO $4,000.
Thomas, as will be remembered, is
charged with the murder Of. W. Thomp-
son, in this county, in November last,
and was tried at the present term of the
court on the charge, which trial resulted
in hung jury.
A portion of the closing exercises of the
Lindsay aud BelCher schools were held at
the respective buildings to-day. The
boys and girls acquitted themselves well.
to the great satisfaction of parents and
friends.
The following is TO days record of
marriage licenses: Francis NJ. Dean and
Miss Mamie j. Dyer, and B. A. Simpson
and Miss Alice MOrgeseu.
The marriage of Burt A. Simpson, g
prominen: young business man of this
city, and Miss Alice Morgesen, daughter
, Of one of our leading druggists, took
place this evening st the Southern Meth
Odist church in the presence of large
number of friends The marriage cere-
mony was performed by the pastor OF the
church, Rev. A. j. Worley.
The County Commissioners court is
still pegging away on the tax assess
ments and it will probably be the last of
the week before the work of equalization
/, III
down the alphabet has been reached as
yet. The assessment of the Western
Union Telegraph Company was raised
from S944.5O to S225O, and the assess
ment of the Texas and Pacific, the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas and the Gaines
vile, Henrietta and Western Railways,
was raised to $1,000 per mile.
The real estate market is quite active,
and LARGO traDsfarS this UVppk 70
corded.
Mrs. c. L. Rollins left to-day for visit
to friends and relatives in Tennessee.
Jacob Schwarz, formerly of this city,
but now of Fort Worth, was circulating
among his friends here to-day.
Judge j. NJ. Maxey of Walker county is
in the city.
M. 81. Garrett, prominent attorney Of
Houston, is in the city.
Rev. L. G. Dyer of EiWardsville, ILL.,,
has been called to and mas accepted the
pastorate of st. Pauls Episcopal church
in this city. He Will take charge about
July /.
Quite an elegant reception was given
this evening at the residence of Joe
Means, proprietor of the Hesperian, on
Hudson street, in honor of Miss May Ball,
who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Means.
/ The reception was an elegant affair, and
was attended by the youth and beauty of
the city.
The hunting party who went to the
Nation few days since returned this
afternoon and report having had a splen-
did time.
TIE public schools Of this city close
this week, and commencement exercises
will be held at the opera house on Friday
night Professor T. F. Hughes, the pres
ert superintendent, together with the
present corps of teachers, have been re-
elected for another year. Several addi-
| tional teachers will have to be employed
| before the opening of school in the fall
owing to the large increase that mas
taken place in the scholastic populstion
of the city during the present year.
Work on the new school building in
East Gainesville had to suspend for sew
eral days on account of the lack of brick.
The press brick works are running at full
capacity day and night, but so great is
the demand that they have not been able
to keep up with the orders they have re-
ceived.
! The dam being constructed at the en-
CINE house of the electric light works re-
ceived quite en- injury from the food in
! Pecan creek, caused by the neaYy rain OF
Sunday afternoon. The damage has been
repaired, however, and early in July
Gainesville will ENJOY the luxury of cleo
trio lights. All the leading business
houses have contracted to use the light.
The delinquent tax list is much smaller
this yeal than it was last year, showing
that the county is more prosperous.
In the case of James Burnes VS.. the
D.. "a 81 I'd
d. +. Barrett, who presided on the trial
of the case, sustained the defendants
motion for new trial.
The peach crop of this county is un-
usually fine this year, and large quanti-
ties are being now shipped from here to
other points.
BLOODY AFFRAY AT HOUSTON.